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Read Part 1 >> Upon her return to Los Angeles, the Los Angeles JACL and the Rafu Shimpo feted Sugi’s successful lobbying efforts. The papers …
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One of the greatest accomplishments of the Japanese American Citizens League has been its success in lobbying Congress to enact legislation to support Japanese Americans …
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On March 9, 2024, Discover Nikkei will host “Yeisaa nu Chimu-Don-Don: Exploring Cultural Identity through Okinawan Drumming,” a multilingual virtual program that will feature tutorials …
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Read Part 4 (1) >> In 1938, Aiji Tashiro was recruited as a faculty member at Appalachian State Teacher’s College (today Appalachian State University) in …
The most eminent of the five children of Aijiro and Nao Tashiro was certainly their son Aiji (pronounced “I. G.”). A writer, athlete, architect, and …
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It has been more than three decades since In Search of Hiroshi was published by the Charles E. Tuttle Company. Much has changed since then, …
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A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, Again: Complete the Cartoon” Check back every weekend for subsequent …
Born in 1936 in Los Angeles, California, Kazuo Yakura always dreamed of serving in law enforcement. As a child, he loved playing games of cat …
She nevah really thought about ‘em, but artist Kris Goto, 36, she been living in Hawai‘i half her life now. She wuz born in Kagoshima, …
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In the months and years following Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941, the U.S. government incarcerated a large number of …
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